diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index f023ebb..61abfb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
-  E2E_NAMESPACE: privilegedescalation-dev
+  E2E_NAMESPACE: headlamp-dev
   E2E_RELEASE: headlamp-e2e
   HEADLAMP_VERSION: v0.40.1
 
diff --git a/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml b/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2116ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+# RBAC for the GitHub Actions CI runner to manage the E2E Headlamp instance.
+# CI-only test fixture — NOT for production use.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: e2e-ci-runner
+  namespace: headlamp-dev
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: ["apps"]
+    resources: ["deployments"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "update", "patch", "delete", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["services", "serviceaccounts", "configmaps", "secrets", "events"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["serviceaccounts/token"]
+    verbs: ["create"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: e2e-ci-runner-binding
+  namespace: headlamp-dev
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: runners-privilegedescalation-gha-rs-no-permission
+    namespace: arc-runners
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: e2e-ci-runner
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
index 8f7a872..43d5467 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # a ConfigMap volume mount. No custom Docker images — the plugin is built
 # in CI and injected as a ConfigMap.
 #
-# E2E resources are deployed to the `privilegedescalation-dev` namespace. Nothing
+# E2E resources are deployed to the `headlamp-dev` namespace. Nothing
 # persists beyond the test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
 #
 # Prerequisites:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #   - RBAC applied: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: headlamp-dev)
 #   E2E_RELEASE       — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
 #   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: latest)
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
index 477cd1a..ccc2c1e 100755
--- a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # Tears down the dedicated E2E Headlamp instance deployed by deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh.
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: privilegedescalation-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: headlamp-dev)
 #   E2E_RELEASE    — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-privilegedescalation-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="